Algerian media outlets reported that a court in the Sharaga district heard the case of a young man, identified as “B.U.”, on Tuesday evening. He is facing charges related to violating the privacy of individuals through electronic media.
The charges include obtaining personal photos without permission and publishing them online, as well as illegally accessing electronic accounts and processing data automatically. The case stems from a complaint filed by his wife on June 26th, accusing him of hacking her Facebook account and posting pictures of her without a headscarf. This allowed her friends and relatives to see them late at night. She attributed this to serious family disputes between them.
During the investigation, the wife explained that her husband, through these actions, attempted to accuse her of adultery and hold her responsible for their problems, while evading his financial obligations towards her and their daughter. Specialized cybercrime police launched an investigation into the complaint. A technical expert concluded that the account had indeed been hacked from the defendant’s phone and that the photos were published using the same device.
The defendant denied the charges, attempting to shift blame onto his wife. He claimed he did not hack her account, asserting that she accessed her account through his phone. He also denied personally publishing the photos. His defense lawyer pointed out that while the technical expertise confirmed the presence of the wife’s photos on his client’s phone, it did not definitively prove that the publication occurred through the same device. He therefore pleaded for his client’s acquittal.
Given these facts, the public prosecutor requested a three-year prison sentence and a fine of 300,000 dinars. The court adjourned the verdict until September.
